January 31, 2023 New Orleans calls in backup for Mardi Gras from around the state as staffing woes plague city police force New Orleans officials announced the city will bring additional officers from departments across the state to help patrol Mardi Gras parades amid an ongoing police staffing crisis.
January 30, 2023 Louisiana sheriff's deputy shoots, injures driver during traffic stop A Louisiana sheriff's deputy shot and injured a driver during a traffic stop on Saturday evening. The driver and deputy were treated at the hospital for minor injuries.
January 30, 2023 Slain LSU student Madison Brooks remembered in obituary as living 'every day to the fullest' Madison Brooks, 19, died early on Jan. 15, 2023, after she was struck by a car near her Baton Rouge, Louisiana, campus, shortly after she was allegedly raped.
January 30, 2023 John Newbery Medal for the year's best children's book awarded to Amina Luqman-Dawson's 'Freewater' The John Newbery Medal for the year's best children's book has been awarded to "Freewater". The novel by Amina Luqman-Dawson is about a secret community of formerly enslaved people.
January 30, 2023 Madison Brooks' family 'blown away' by claims LSU student 'would not have complained' about alleged rape The attorney for the grieving mother of LSU student Madison Brooks has said he's "blown away" by claims made by one of the suspect’s lawyers that she "would not have complained at all."
January 29, 2023 Videos from the night club scene in Tigerland in Baton Rouge, La. Videos from the night club scene in Tigerland in Baton Rouge, La where LSU sophomore Madison Brooks was last seen before allegedly being raped and killed by a car.
January 28, 2023 Suspect in LSU student Madison Brooks' alleged rape charged in alleged 2020 sex assault Kaivon Washington, 18, was charged with first-degree rape in an alleged 2020 assault. Washington is charged with third-degree rape in the recent Madison Brooks case.
January 28, 2023 As LSU reels from Madison Brooks alleged rape and death, crime torments college town Tigerland is a party hotspot for LSU students, but students, parents and locals say it's become a dangerous area with no lighting, emergency call buttons or sidewalks
January 27, 2023 Newly surfaced video shows Madison Brooks minutes before her death Two suspects are charged with third-degree rape and two others with being principals to third-degree rape for alleged crimes against LSU student Madison Brooks.
January 27, 2023 Madison Brooks case: Timeline of LSU student's alleged rape, death near Baton Rouge campus Madison Brooks, a 19-year-old LSU student, died after she was struck by a car in East Baton Rouge Parish early on Jan. 15. She posthumously donated several organs.